The 1984 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States, at the Meadowlands Racetrack on March 25, 1984. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.

Complete results for men, junior men, women, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.

Medallists IndividualSenior men(12.086 km)Carlos Lopes 33:25Tim Hutchings 33:30Steve Jones 33:32Junior men(8 km)Pere Casacuberta 21:32Doju Tessema 21:34John Castellano 21:37Senior women(5 km)Maricica Puică 15:56Galina Zakharova 15:58Grete Waitz 15:58 TeamSenior men 134 161 223Junior men 21 34 68Senior women 52 65 91

Race results

Senior men's race (12.086 km)

+Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time Carlos Lopes 33:25 Tim Hutchings 33:30 Steve Jones 33:32 4 Pat Porter 33:34 5 Wilson Waigwa 33:41 6 Ed Eyestone 33:46 7 Pierre Levisse 33:51 8 Bekele Debele 33:52 9 Adugna Lema 33:52 10 Francesco Panetta 33:54 11 Alberto Cova 33:58 12 Christoph Herle 34:01 Full results

+TeamsRank Team Points Bekele Debele 8 Adugna Lema 9 Mohammed Kedir 16 Dereje Nedi 24 Eshetu Tura 31 Wodajo Bulti 46 (Feyissa Abebe) (96) (Hailu Wolde Tsadik) (97) (Megersa Tulu) (163) 134 Pat Porter 4 Ed Eyestone 6 Craig Virgin 17 John Easker 28 Jeff Drenth 41 Mark Stickley 65 (John Idstrom) (92) (Daniel Dillon) (94) (Troy Billings) (144) 161 Carlos Lopes 1 Fernando Mamede 23 Antonio Leitão 25 João Campos 26 Ezequiel Canario 64 Joaquim Pinheiro 84 (Fernando Couto) (124) (Fernando Miguel) (199) (João Silva) (205) 223 4 233 5 258 6 269 7 270 8 276 Full results Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior men's race (8 km)

+Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time Pere Casacuberta 21:32 Doju Tessema 21:34 John Castellano 21:37 4 Belaye Teshome 21:42 5 Antonio Pérez 21:48 6 Paul Roden 21:49 7 Kalcha Abcha 21:49 8 Wolde Silasse Melkessa 21:50 9 Robert Rice 21:53 10 David Miles 22:00 11 Joseba Sarriegui 22:02 12 Patrick Piper 22:04 Full results

+TeamsRank Team Points Doju Tessema 2 Belaye Teshome 4 Kalcha Abcha 7 Wolde Silasse Melkessa 8 21 Pere Casacuberta 1 Antonio Pérez 5 Joseba Sarriegui 11 José Sanchez 17 (Luis Prieto) (25) (José Manuel García) (39) 34 Paul Roden 6 David Miles 10 Karl Palmer 22 David Robinson 30 (Paul Taylor) (78) (David Dudley) (89) 68 4 72 5 101 6 116 7 119 8 122 Full results Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Senior women's race (5 km)

+Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time Maricica Puică 15:56 Galina Zakharova 15:58 Grete Waitz 15:58 4 Ingrid Kristiansen 16:04 5 Jane Furniss 16:10 6 Christine Benning 16:15 7 Midde Hamrin 16:16 8 Angela Tooby 16:18 9 Betty Springs 16:20 10 Cathy Branta 16:21 11 Eva Ernström 16:21 12 Francine Peeters 16:26 Full results

+TeamsRank Team Points Betty Springs 9 Cathy Branta 10 Sabrina Dornhoefer 16 Cathie Twomey 17 (Brenda Webb) (25) (Nan Doak) (32) 52 Jane Furniss 5 Christine Benning 6 Ruth Smeeth 15 Carole Bradford 39 (Carol Haigh) (54) (Julie Laughton) (55) 65 Dianne Rodger 14 Mary O'Connor 19 Christine Hughes 27 Sue Bruce 31 (Linden Wilde) (50) (Sara Harnett) (82) 91 4 105 5 122 6 127 7 136 8 154 Full results Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Medal table (unofficial)

Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.

Participation An unofficial count yields the participation of 443 athletes from 40 countries. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.

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See also 1984 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race 1984 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race 1984 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race 1984 in athletics (track and field)

References

External links The World Cross Country Championships 1973-2005 GBRathletics Athletics Australia

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